Management of acute venous thromboembolism among a cohort of patients discharged directly from the emergency department.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To report the proportion of patients discharged directly from the emergency department (ED) on traditional therapy (parenteral anticoagulant±warfarin) or a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) for the management of acute venous thromboembolism (VTE).

Design

Retrospective medical record review across four EDs in Edmonton, Alberta, two in Regina, Saskatchewan and three in rural Alberta.

Setting

EDs from April 2014 through March 2015.

Participants

Discharged directly from the ED with acute VTE. Patients were excluded if they had another indication for anticoagulants, were pregnant/breastfeeding or anticipated lifespan <3 months.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Primarily, the proportion of patients discharged directly from the ED that were presc

SUBMITTER: Bungard TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6224769 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature